Another 68,122 households join the program of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy “Ανακυκλώνω – Αλλάζω Συσκευή” (Recycle – replace a household appliance).
As a result, the total number of beneficiaries of the program is 653,772 people. New beneficiaries who are given a second chance to participate in the program, i.e. in the existing list, the runners-up will be informed by SMS sent to their mobile phones.
74% of households that have applied for the program are currently covered by the Ανακυκλώνω – Αλλάζω Συσκευή program, which provides the opportunity to replace old energy-intensive electrical appliances (air conditioners, refrigerators or freezers) with new, more efficient ones.
1. Device grant recipients
- The government aims to reach 200,000 households with the subsidy, but there will be financial criteria, ie. depending on your income you will receive discount coupon.
- It is planned to draw up a corresponding scale, and if, for example, 300,000 applications are submitted, other criteria will be applied to weed out 100,000.
- Priority is expected to be given to vulnerable households, families with disabilities, single-parent families and families with many children.
- The coupon will allow you to get a discount of up to 50%.
Beneficiaries receive a subsidy of up to 50% for the replacement of up to three devices from the following categories:
- fridge,
- air conditioner,
- freezer.
2. Which devices are NOT subsidized:
- washing machine,
- Dishwasher,
- electric stoves.
Condition for receiving the voucher: the old device you intend to replace must be in working order.
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